Gear Progression after 2.2

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But it TAKES 6 months to get it due to lockouts and token systems. Do you see the problem? So it's literally like as soon as they get it.
You say people wont be able to catch up. I don't know of any mmos that have this problem and I've played A LOT. I'm currently on Aion, it's been out for 4 years. I just started, I'm at end game, with end game pve and pvp gear.

Please calculate the number of Myths you need to take one character to i90, including Relic+1.... it's around 5500 mythology tomes. Are people really afraid that removing the myth cap allows casuals to get i90 gear in such a short amount of time as to devalue the road they had to take? Here's some perspective.... the casual player, by definition either does not have the time, or does not spend 5 hours a day playing FFXIV. A hardcore player may be able to get full i90 set on a job in 2-3 days of grinding dungeons for 8 hours a day. It will likely take the casual players weeks to get the same. There is great balance in this game by having two ways ot get i90 gear. You raid, or you grind tomes. The hardcore player can do both where as the casual player may not have access to coil and will have to rely on tomes. Regardless, what is available to the casual, is available to the hardcore by virtue of the hardcore having more time and dedication.

The alternative would be to have casual players dangling in the wind with no way to advance their character other than doing raids. Hardcore players, just like any modern mmo are a very small minority. This game will live or die with casual players that need the 6 month cycle to finish content. My 2 cents.

And please, don't mistake my statement that this game relies on casual players to mean the content is easy. Farm from it. Took me a month to beat Titan Extreme and it's been 3 weeks and we still cna't down Twintania. I think my situtation is more of the norm rather than the exception.